Family Noctuidae Hodges # 9485
Caterpillar foods: Wild Indigo (Baptisia), dogbane (Apocynum), Rugel’s Indian Plantain, Angelica atropurpurea (Bugguide)
6/27/2022 Found many White Wild Indigo (Batisia lactea) plants with wilted flower stalks.
6/28/2022
6/28/2022 Larva inside stem
7/12/2022 Moved larva to a carrot where it settled in. The carrot deteriorated, but the larva seemed healthy. I offered a fresh carrot, but it stayed in the original one.
7/12/2022 Checked on larva – still healthy.
9/7/2022 Adult emerged and was released
9/7/2022 Spent pupa inside carrot
